
Watch: ‘Shane Warne didn’t get the ball to spin this much’ – Saqlain Mushtaq bowls absurd doosra to get Damien Martyn
The teams were playing in Nottingham
The teams were playing in Nottingham
Mushtaq had his man in just three balls
From Mike Procter to Darren Lehmann
"Saqlain, to hell with you, we’ll break your legs"
"It was that doosra that got me into the Indian team"
"I think we just got sick of people not taking us seriously"
"Wasim Akram said, 'You are the only one that can get Sachin out’"
“Saqlain wasn’t just an overseas player, he was a Surrey player”
"Stay home, stay safe, look beautiful"
“In the history of mystery all patents are fraudulent”
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out January 19:
The most famous sports book in the world, the Almanack has been published every year since 1864.
The 158th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing, and reflects on an unprecedented year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Writers include Lawrence Booth, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ebony Rainford-Brent, Gideon Haigh, Andy Zaltzman, Tom Holland, Duncan Hamilton, Robert Winder, Matthew Engel, Scyld Berry, Derek Pringle, Jack Leach and James Anderson. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the famous obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
Cricket’s past is steeped in a tradition of great writing and Wisden is making sure its future will be too. The Nightwatchman is a quarterly collection of essays and long-form articles which debuted in March 2013 and is available in book and e-book formats.
Every issue features an array of authors from around the world, writing beautifully and at length about the game and its myriad offshoots.